CRIME REPORT: Man charged in string of Arlington vehicle burglaries

A man has been arrested in connection with a string of Arlington vehicle burglaries earlier this month.

Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office responded Nov. 2 to the Hidden Meadows and Arlington Trace neighborhoods off Memphis Arlington Road. They took five separate burglary reports within a one-mile radius.

Two iPods, a GPS unit, and a PDA device were reported stolen from the vehicles of area residents, according to a court affidavit. One iPod and the GPS unit were later recovered after being sold to a videogame store and pawn shop, respectively.

Investigators identified the seller and arrested him Monday.

Matthew Bullard, 18, was charged with burglary of a motor vehicle. He admitted to three of the burglaries, according to the affidavit.

Bond for Bullard was set at $1,000.

Second suspect charged with attempted murder in North Memphis baseball bat attack

Sarah Edwards, 21, was charged with criminal attempted second-degree murder after police said she admitted to participating in the incident, which occurred Friday at a North Memphis home in the 1200 block of Bauman near Chelsea.

Edwards told investigators, according to a police affidavit, that she gave Joseph Orman a ride to the home and waited outside while he broke in at about 1 a.m. About 10 minutes later, Orman, 25, emerged holding an aluminum bat and told Edwards, "Let's go, I think I just killed that Mexican," according to the affidavit.

One resident of the home suffered serious head injuries in the attack, and was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in critical condition. The victim remains in the hospital's intensive care unit.

Another resident of the home later identified Orman in a police photo lineup, and he was charged with criminal attempted second-degree murder.

Edwards told investigators she provided transportation in the incident because she owed Orman $100.